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A Norfolk Southern train rests near the University of North Carolina's energy generation plant in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, U.S. August 11, 2022. REUTERS/Jonathan Drake/File Photo/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsAug 28 (Reuters) - Norfolk Southern (NSC.N) said it has restored all rail systems after the U.S. railroad operator experienced a hardware-related outage that affected its operations earlier on Monday. All systems were restored at 0700 pm ET (11 pm GMT), the company said, adding that it expects the impact on its operations to last at least a couple of weeks. There is no indication that the outage was a cybersecurity incident, Norfolk said, without disclosing further details. The company said it has been in touch with its customers to work on updated timings for their shipments.
Persons: Jonathan Drake, Akanksha, Sherry Jacob, Phillips Organizations: University of North, REUTERS, Norfolk Southern, U.S, Transportation, Transportation Department's Federal Railroad Administration, Thomson Locations: Norfolk Southern, Chapel Hill , North Carolina, U.S, Norfolk, Transportation Department's, East Palestine , Ohio, Bengaluru
A Norfolk Southern train rests near the University of North Carolina's energy generation plant in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, U.S. August 11, 2022. REUTERS/Jonathan Drake/File PhotoWASHINGTON, Aug 9 (Reuters) - U.S. railroad regulators on Wednesday said Norfolk Southern needs "significant improvements" in its safety culture after a Feb. 3 derailment in Ohio caused cars carrying toxic vinyl chloride and other dangerous chemicals to spill and catch fire. "We expect Norfolk Southern to do their part, acting on the recommendations in this assessment as well as previous ones to increase safety." Norfolk Southern said CEO Alan Shaw and members of the company’s leadership team met with Bose in Atlanta on Tuesday to review the findings. The report found Norfolk Southern had not moved quickly to embrace findings from the 2022 audit and noted little action in the last 12 months.
Persons: Jonathan Drake, Amit Bose, Alan Shaw, Bose, Shaw, We’re, David Shepardson, Jonathan Oatis, Stephen Coates Organizations: University of North, REUTERS, Norfolk, Transportation, Transportation Department's Federal Railroad Administration, Atlanta, FRA, Southern, Thomson Locations: Norfolk Southern, Chapel Hill , North Carolina, U.S, Ohio, Transportation Department's, Atlanta
A Norfolk Southern train rests near the University of North Carolina's energy generation plant in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, U.S. August 11, 2022. Inspections in March identified over 100 defects across 95 miles (153 km) of Norfolk Southern territory "and FRA is considering enforcement actions based on those defects. Norfolk Southern said CEO Alan Shaw and members of the company’s leadership team met with FRA Administrator Amit Bose in Atlanta on Tuesday to review the findings. The railroad delivered the report to a consultant conducting an independent review of its safety program. The report found Norfolk Southern had not moved quickly to embrace findings from the 2022 audit and noted little action in the last 12 months.
Persons: Jonathan Drake, Norfolk, Alan Shaw, Amit Bose, Shaw, Bose, We’re, David Shepardson, Chris Reese, Jonathan Oatis Organizations: University of North, REUTERS, Transportation, Transportation Department's Federal Railroad Administration, Southern, Norfolk, FRA, Thomson Locations: Norfolk Southern, Chapel Hill , North Carolina, U.S, East Palestine , Ohio, Transportation Department's, Atlanta
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